FAIRBANKS - There are two kinds of gold found in Alaska, and both created stampedes to Interior Alaska and the Fairbanks area in particular. A trip to Gold Dredge No. 8 will give the visitor a chance ...
Gold was discovered in the Fairbanks area in 1902 when Italian immigrant Felix Pedro struck it rich. He put Fairbanks on the map and thousands of men rushed to interior Alaska in search of the ...